ALEXIS' POVFIVE YEARS LATERI sit in the garden, watching from a distance as Randall plays with the butterflies, jumping and throwing himself to the grass excitedly. His pure white furs gleam beautifully under the sunlight. As I watch him play, I rub a hand softly over the large bulge on my belly. I am in my third trimester of pregnancy and I am more than eager to see the second product of me and Donovan's love. With my eyes still on my son playing in the field, I get a flashback of Randall and I smile at his memory. The loyal friend who had lost his life trying to protect his best friend. Trying to protect the girl he loved and who never reciprocated his affection. Sometimes, I hate that life was unfair to him and he had gotten what he did not deserve. Other times like now, I imagine him enjoying eternal bliss in paradise like he deserves. At least, he never has to experience the chaos of this world ever again. Donovan and I had chosen to name our son after him to honor him and pre
VERA'S POVFor years, I have kept watch over him. I have nurtured him and treated him. Even though he didn't stir, I did not give up yet. This is not his end. He is not destined to die this way.It has been six years now and I have kept his body from decaying. No one knows he is in my possession either and I do not intend to disclose to anyone that I have him with me…yet. Today, after I return from the castle where the Alpha and Luna's daughter; Abbey, just celebrated her one year birthday, I head straight to my cavern to be greeted by the greatest surprise of my life.He is standing by the mouth of the cavern, looking lost and forlorn. He stares at me as I take a step closer to him and he moves a few steps away again when he sees that I have gotten closer to him."Who…are you and what am I doing here?" He asks, staring suspiciously at me. "Can you remember your name?" I ignore his question and ask him mine instead. At first, he looks dazed by my question and keeps looking at me as
DONOVANThe loud music and annoying chatterings under the neon colourful disco lights fills my ears and as I sipped from my glass of red cherry wine, I want nothing better than leaving already. I was never one to like parties, unless my friends dragged me along. More less, a party that only made me feel less of myself. Because unlike every other person, the party has never benefited me in any way. It never gave me a mate even after I became a teenager. In a few months, I will be twenty and taking over my father's place as the Alpha and Lycan King and yet, I did not have a mate yet. There is nothing more frustrating than that. "All hail the moon goddess!"I turn my head to the direction of the familiar voice to see my friends and their girlfriends striding to my direction. I force a smile at them, knowing too well that they are about to make my life miserable. "Hey." I click my glass with Randall's as he reaches me and the girls give me quick hugs before taking their seats beside me
ALEXISI ignore the stares and whispers coming from every students in the cafetaria and try to find an empty seat. I gulp nervously as the dense atmosphere hits me. I had figured Monday morning would likely be something of this sort. But I never imagined it would be this worst. All because of Donovan.I didn't ask for this. I never did.I finally find an empty seat and plop myself on it, arranging my food tray carefully before me. I pull out my book from my underarm and immediately dive into my world of bookish cage while I ate from my food. For the first time since a very long time, I feel naked and vulnerable and wish Aurora was here. Why did she have to miss school today of all days?Suddenly, a hand slaps aggressively against the top of my table, causing my drink to jerk and spill on my book. The wolf in me jerks in fright and I raise my eyes to see Donovan and his friends standing before me, their girlfriends standing by them, owning evil smirks."What's up...faggie?" Lewis, t
I feel nervousness wash through me as I advance closer to Marie's Tasty Buds where I work. As I stand at the doorway, I swallow hard, straining with mild effort as I did. I give a short silent prayer to the gods. Please, don't let me get in trouble for arriving late. I will give anything to be safe from Ms. Bell.Then quietly, but with precise pre-caution, I push the doors open, and the first thing that greets me asides the faces of the customers eating away as usual, oblivion as to what was about to happens, was an angry pair of eyes under winged glasses that belonged to a stout, long brunette woman. Ms. Bell.My prayers have gone unanswered again. The gods have forsaken me again. I make to close the distance between us but before I could take a few steps towards her, the stout woman who owns and manages the cafeteria for twelve years ever since the early demise of her husband, half-ran, half-drags her feet towards me, as though ready to lunge at me any moment from now. I curse t
DONOVANI walk into the dining where my father and mother are both seated, already digging into their food. The sweet aroma of the plentiful foods on the table causes my stomach to grumble in hunger.My mother lifts her eyes to see me as I approached the table and a smile stretch across her beautiful face. "Donovan." She mentions and my father looks at me too, mimicking my mother's smile. My parents are the perfect alpha-luna pair. It is one rare sight to see my father without mother. They are what you would call...the inseparable duo."Hello, father. Hello, mother." I reflex their smile and draw a seat on the table. The right hand guards of my parents give me a curt nod as I did."Having such a good time with your friends to forget dinner with your loving parents?" My father said as he resumed eating and I chuckle lightly.If only he knew I was busy trying to keep a wounded girlfriend at bay."I wouldn't dare.""Here." My mother adds more meat to my dish. "Have so more. Farley made
ALEXIS POVIt is 9pm now and Marie’s is closed for the day. And as always, I do not spare an extra minute, and begin my journey home. I have had a long tiring day, just like every other day before this and right now, what I need to do so badly, is have a nice warm Granda Rivera’s meal and a long peaceful night sleep on my fateful old rickety bed.And pray that Lori gets better and I don't face expulsion tomorrow. In a few minutes, I am in my neighborhood fortress. That old slum neighborhood that housed all the low-class werewolves in Redwood. It is a place where criminals, drug addicts and prostitutes lurk around in every corner, their eyes prying on you. A place I have grown to love. I was born here, Grandma Rivera says. My mother had gotten pregnant for a random stranger during a one-night stand and when mother gave birth to me, she abandoned me at Grandma Rivera’s doorstep a few weeks later and ran away to a place where no one ever got to hear from her again. Whatever had happened
ALEXIS POVI gently push the door of our small old wooden house open and step in, shutting the decades old door behind me. I give a heavy heave with closed eyes.Home. I am finally home, greeted by the homey smell of baked brownies and freshly cleaned room. And need I mention Grandma Rivera sitting on her old rocky chair, knitting something...a tablecloth, I guess."Alexis, honey." She looks at me as I walk in, a good natured smile on her slightly wrinkled face. "You’re back."I move to her and place a kiss on both of her cheeks."Yes, Grandma Rivera.’"How did your day go?’ She resumes knitting again, sparing me only a glance."Tiring," I drop my bag on the only and old cushion in our living room. "Hectic," I begin to walk towards the kitchen. "And just the same as every other day. Nothing special about it."The thought of telling her what transpired between me and Lori crosses my mind but I quickly shove it away. I wouldn’t want to give the woman any reason to worry. She heart is al